Greetings to all. The Atlantic hurricane season has officially arrived. Since all is quiet for now, this is the ideal time to prepare for the storm you hope doesn’t happen. We’ll touch on that with some helpful infographics this week and continue with severe weather and tornado safety information. As usual, I’ve got good science reads, the updated weekly US Drought Monitor, and the all important reminder to check your NOAA weather radio no matter where you live. Let’s get started.
- Two very interesting reads to start off this week. The first is a look back at the infamous Scopes trial of 1925.
- Staying on the same track, let’s take a look at how attacks on evolution have changed in the past 100 years.
- Lyme disease, along with many other tick borne conditions, are on the rise globally. This presents a significant health hazard for a large percentage of the world’s population.
- Solar and wind energy are, as renewables, making headway around the globe. How to they compare in terms of cost to the fossil fuels that have been used for so long?
- Greenland’s ice sheets are a critical element of that country. Here’s an interesting read on just how important they are globally.
- Many of the outlooks for summer heat in Europe have secrets that are contained in the north Atlantic.
- Seasonal changes bring about changes in our wardrobe. Summer means lighter weight clothes including swimwear. Unfortunately, societal pressures about being part of the “beautiful people” can keep many, including men, from enjoying the summer fun.
- The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on 1 June 2025. Here is a very comprehensive overview from NOAA of the season ahead and what is expected.
- This is an excellent video from the National Weather Service in Norman, OK on seasonal readiness for severe weather and tornadoes. It goes into extensive detail on many facets of severe weather forecasting that will help many folks increase their appreciation of just how hard the task of a meteorologist is and the lengths they go to in order to make their forecasts easy for the general public to understand.
- Are you interested in weather? Would you like to be a citizen scientist? Check out the CoCoRaHS project! Your daily precipitation reports, even when no precipitation has occurred, are part of very important weather data forecasting models and data archives! Every single daily report counts!
- Another path into becoming a citizen scientist is using the free mPING app! Your weather reports go directly to the National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, OK!
- Here’s your weekly reminder to check your NOAA weather radio’s operation and its batteries. NOAA has a comprehensive page on NOAA weather radio…a feature of the National weather Service in the USA that has saved countless lives.
- Here’s the latest update on the US Drought Monitor. Across much of the contiguous USA, drought conditions have improved significantly across the east coast, deep south, and parts of the southern plains. The latest fire weather outlooks can be found at the Storm Prediction Center website where they are updated daily.
HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS
HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS FROM NOAA
HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS FROM RED CROSS
PREPARE YOUR PETS FOR DISASTERS
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE
SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY
THUNDERSTORMS, TORNADOES, AND LIGHTNING…NATURES MOST VIOLENT STORMS
TORNADO SAFETY FROM NOAA’S STORM PREDICTION CENTER
THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT TORNADOES FROM NOAA’S STORM PREDICTION CENTER
HOW TO BUILD AN EMERGENCY KIT – INFORMATION COURTESY READY.GOV
That’s a wrap for this week! Thanks for stopping by! See you next Saturday!
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